How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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+ V& z2 L A) I& R* oThe clear and present danger公仔箱論壇3 l! ~: Z" o* {; `, h2 H
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picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over0 x/ g# Q j: B! t- }& \/ U4 e
the country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.公仔箱論壇5 b* ~8 W& {* @
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
3 ]1 y q4 H; ~- q0 _ R! r4 R: U- btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbnew-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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, N/ A: {6 u1 h* B) {, ^' Ios.tvboxnow.comLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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, \; N v( p( z, s& H: fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malaysos.tvboxnow.com6 m" U3 T3 L1 n# r6 @
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, p" K5 p5 g3 K2 p
Chinese population less and less.- Z5 L! ^1 f6 X
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of, Z0 R$ h( K) b+ ~+ I/ T; ?
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
% U& k: H) E+ s. n/ Z公仔箱論壇but because those who could afford would have sent their children" M& k1 U* R* o( d% S1 U1 ^4 r: Z
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
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country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystemsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ Z4 L% i& o# K0 v/ m' G$ O
are not here without a reason.
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarksTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, m9 d# ]' S" I: N' y
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.公仔箱論壇$ \; @5 E+ R- q. x, u9 p
9 a* ^( C# @# O1 |4 j# J- [$ B; xIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
6 a C; S+ o# htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a( t3 g; {( v/ ^+ H" i
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight totvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Q8 f- Z% I6 _ t) a. O
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a公仔箱論壇4 d# L- \; g* `$ N2 Q! H
glimpse of one or two of them.
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope wetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 Y- S; F& r t
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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- c# l: U6 H9 q2 w' _0 z5 hTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
7 S0 a' a G% bdecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
7 d9 @" v1 M& T% A0 X( \they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressiveos.tvboxnow.com( U* X3 C' U/ d* P2 y
Islamisation.
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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0 g |3 p+ p# x2 [2 _: H2 r" iBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and waittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 Z+ ]4 [& s& Q7 h6 n- F. |
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.os.tvboxnow.com. H0 z7 H, P7 i& p6 d$ x
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 D7 N) F# t# Z0 w0 F
! Y3 U5 f1 e' L2 x" Jos.tvboxnow.comThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
9 g, m9 Z# J3 M9 L" J; q% c( fMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will# q8 W' G! F; Z# k4 b
exit the country in droves.
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& @" e! H0 H) D6 h9 \: }! ?公仔箱論壇On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
/ y( o7 E/ ]2 V公仔箱論壇conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
3 R/ N: u2 y. T) g/ p; H4 |1 S ]os.tvboxnow.comcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ p- Q/ V x w P+ z* {. w( L" ^$ \
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* I* ~- c R" y7 h8 h5 t! p( K
much more promising future here. {4 H- m2 L& |/ M1 G5 v; M2 |4 H( g
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most importantTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( ]4 a* n% B" J
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
# J& n8 t9 i" G7 c, kbe their very own competitiveness.
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& K. S; E" j! {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
[0 a1 f! I C$ M5 X0 u2 ^obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if ourTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 t$ ]8 S u, ^4 C/ G
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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- n- c% o1 R; W公仔箱論壇We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred yearstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 a( p% j2 l4 s2 J9 O+ J
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.$ c; j" O, o7 ^1 `9 [
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
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danger.
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ p1 f& q) ]2 x% i9 ^7 i5 Q. O" W& f
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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